Design Insights (DI)
Design Insights (DI) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes cutting-edge research, insightful commentaries, and impactful case studies in the field of design. It serves as a premier platform for designers, researchers, and professionals to share innovative ideas, methodologies, and applications that advance the discipline of design.
Aims & Scope
Design Insights (DI) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes cutting-edge research, insightful commentaries, and impactful case studies in the field of design. It serves as a premier platform for designers, researchers, and professionals to share innovative ideas, methodologies, and applications that advance the discipline of design.
Aims
- To advance the discipline of design by publishing cutting-edge research, insightful commentaries, and impactful case studies.
- To provide a premier, peer-reviewed open-access platform for designers, researchers, and professionals to share innovative ideas, methodologies, and applications.
- To foster dialogue across design subfields, supporting innovation in design theory, practice, and the intersection of design with other disciplines.
- To promote rigorous, impactful design research that addresses contemporary challenges and contributes to the development of more inclusive, sustainable, and human-centered design solutions.
Scope
The journal covers a wide range of topics related to design, including but not limited to:
Design Theory and Practice
- Design theory and methodology, including design thinking, design research methods, design philosophy, and design epistemology
- Product and industrial design, including product development, industrial design innovation, user-centered design, and sustainable product design
- Visual and communication design, including graphic design, typography, branding, information design, and visual communication strategies
- Environmental and spatial design, including interior design, architectural design, urban design, landscape design, and public space design
Digital and Emerging Design
- Digital and interactive design, including UI/UX design, web design, interactive media, digital product design, and experience design
- Emerging design technologies, including parametric design, generative design, AI in design, and virtual/augmented reality design
- Social and inclusive design, including inclusive design practices, accessibility design, participatory design, and design for social good
- Design for sustainability and the future, including sustainable design strategies, circular design, eco-design, and design innovation for global challenges